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12.16.2012

The Master Planner

OLord, you are my God;I will exalt you and praise your name,for in perfect faithfulnessyou have done marvelous things,things plannedlong
ago.

Psalm
25:1

I am a planner. You will
rarely find me without my trusty little companion which I dote over
painstakingly planning the days and weeks ahead like a master chess player
strategizing each move in a championship game.

It's no surprise then when I
see my day unravel, like a stray ball of yarn discovered and enjoyed by a playful
kitten, I get a bit miffed.

This is one of the reasons it
brings me great comfort and peace to remember my God is the one who is The
Master Planner. He is not surprised nor taken aback by the unraveling of my
day.

He does not get angry at
mischievous kittens or unraveled yarn balls. He does not take pleasure in
disturbing my peace. Unless the peace I am seeking is a peace that comes apart
from Him.

A peace that seeks to usurp
His purpose and plan for my days and comes from the hand of flesh. A worldly
peace. A false god. Or in a word: idol.

This is what theLordsays:

Cursed is the one who trusts in
man,who depends on flesh
for his strengthand whose heart turns
away from theLord.

Jeremiah 17:5

See the one who is The Master
Planner is also the one who brings peace and who is Peace itself.

When I start counting on the
plans I have made, my peace is in danger.

When my confidence begins to
depend on the outcome of my plans, I am headed for trouble.

When I start to look longer
at my planning pages than longingly gaze into the eyes of my beloved, the one
who loves me and knows the beginning from the end, who holds my days and plans
firmly in His grasp, I am on my missing out on my life's true purpose.

So what's a girl to do? Do I throw
away that precious, portable partner that travels with me everywhere, capturing
my plans, thoughts, goals and ideas? I think not. But I purpose to plan my days
prayerfully, with The Master Planner by my side. I am learning that as I
surrender my plans and days to Him and trust Him who is my peace for every
moment planned and especially for the ones that are unplanned, my peace and
confidence is rightly placed. My miff factor is actually decreased and the
sweet little kitten that messes with my yarn, well I can laugh and roll with
that, too.

“But
blessedis the man who trustsin theLord,whose confidence is in him.